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as you know, catholicism goes beyond those who hold the reins in vatican city, and the global body of 2.2 billion believers. as one of the most influential irns tugss, the catholic church encompasses those around the world who don't identify with the catholic faith, but benefit from the work of the church and the organizations it has created. the church has been an advocate for the human rights and the dignity of the most marginalized people, and providing care for the sick, and the homes for the homeless, and food for the hungry. you are the largest provider of health care and education. and for students of color catholic schools are the only affordable alternative for quality education. but cardinals, even as the church has been a channel for good, it has been a conduit for injustice around the world. the doctrine intransigence of the pope being infallible has come at the expense of policies that recognize and address realities in the modern world. women in underdeveloped nations and war torn countries need to have access to contraception, and prevent deaths in childbirth, and yet w
as you know, catholicism goes beyond those who hold the reins in vatican city, and the global body of 2.2 billion believers. as one of the most influential irns tugss, the catholic church encompasses those around the world who don't identify with the catholic faith, but benefit from the work of the church and the organizations it has created. the church has been an advocate for the human rights and the dignity of the most marginalized people, and providing care for the sick, and the homes for...
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is the super bowl is a win for the city of new orleans. 150,000 people will descend on the city hoping to pump money into new orleans economy. they are welcome dollars in the city where the tourism industry is 40% of the tax revenues. the city spent five years and $1.2 billion making improvements to roads, airports, hotels and restaurants in preparation for the super bowl. once the super bowl is over, new orleans gets back to business as usual. all the changes to the city don't necessarily equate to changes in the lives of the resident who is remain behind. i have to tell you, for those of us living in super bowl crazy town, just the traffic snarls, trying to get my kids to school, much more importantly, look at millions of dollars in profits coming to the hotels, but they don't raise the income for the front line workers. that money ends up back here in manhattan. >> event economics are like trojan horses. they are brought to a city and sold with the idea of the party aspect. like your city is going to host a party, you should have pride in that, it means something to the country. >>
is the super bowl is a win for the city of new orleans. 150,000 people will descend on the city hoping to pump money into new orleans economy. they are welcome dollars in the city where the tourism industry is 40% of the tax revenues. the city spent five years and $1.2 billion making improvements to roads, airports, hotels and restaurants in preparation for the super bowl. once the super bowl is over, new orleans gets back to business as usual. all the changes to the city don't necessarily...
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any american who is cognizant of the weather and them, we flooded the biggest city in the country, we had the hottest year in history last year. i mean how can you deny these things are happening and need to be stopped? >> i want to ask you, this trade off between the idea of jobs for communities that are economically deprived and at a disadvantage. on the other hand, the environment meant that communities of color and poor communities have been set over and against the air they breathe and the water they drink. >> exactly. we'll give you the jobs if you put up with the trash. that's really a false choice. we heard on the panel just now that the economy will create many, many thousands of jobs while the pipeline will produce few. it's an easy choice for most people to make. i look forward to the long term. it's better to go with the green world rather than the awful world that promises to come if we continue in the current path. >> let's pull out to the panel for a minute. it's not just about american citizens. there's a whole canadian question here. >> i was adopted by the blood trib
any american who is cognizant of the weather and them, we flooded the biggest city in the country, we had the hottest year in history last year. i mean how can you deny these things are happening and need to be stopped? >> i want to ask you, this trade off between the idea of jobs for communities that are economically deprived and at a disadvantage. on the other hand, the environment meant that communities of color and poor communities have been set over and against the air they breathe...
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finding treasures in new york city trash. then in office politics, jack jacobs with his take on ptsd, women in contact an why he has a running gag on bat, and who he williams think is the better public speaker. >>> all i can say about the weather is as long as it holds off in time for me to get home this afternoon. mardi gras is this week. >> it will. >> thank you. >> and thanks to alex. >>> up next, saying good-bye. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> who are you when your child is murdered? when your parents die, you're an orphan. when your spouse dies, you're a widow. who are
finding treasures in new york city trash. then in office politics, jack jacobs with his take on ptsd, women in contact an why he has a running gag on bat, and who he williams think is the better public speaker. >>> all i can say about the weather is as long as it holds off in time for me to get home this afternoon. mardi gras is this week. >> it will. >> thank you. >> and thanks to alex. >>> up next, saying good-bye. my mother made the best toffee in the...